单词 | kilo |
释义 | kiloki‧lo /ˈkiːləʊ $ -loʊ/ ●●● S3 noun (plural kilos) [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINkilo ExamplesOrigin: 1800-1900 kilogramEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorhow heavy someone or something is► weigh Collocations to be a particular weight: · What do you weigh -- a hundred kilos or so?weigh 50 kilos/15 tons etc: · She weighs about 58 kg.· Each whale was about 40 feet long and weighed 45 tonnes.how much somebody/something weighs: · How much does this parcel weigh?· She didn't tell me how much the baby weighed. ► be 5 kilos/10 pounds etc to weigh five kilos, ten pounds etc: · Fortunately my suitcase was less than 25 kilos.· I've put on weight recently, so I'm probably about 120 kilos. ► how heavy use this to ask or say how much something weighs, especially something that is very heavy: · Well, how heavy is your boat? would it go on top of the car?· You'd be surprised how heavy these boxes are. ► weight the amount that something or someone weighs: · If you can guess the weight of the cake, you win a prize.· The cost of transportation depends on the weight of the load.· Premature babies have a low birth weight.· Vehicles over a certain weight are not allowed to use the bridge. ways of saying how heavy something or someone is► weigh · How much do you weigh, Diane?· At all ages, men weigh more than women.weigh 20 lbs/2 tonnes/3.5 kilos etc · I weigh eight stone now, exactly.· I've never seen anything like it -- some of those cabbages must have weighed 8 pounds at least.weigh a ton informal (=be very heavy) · It'll take two of us to get it out of the car, it weighs a ton! ► weight the amount that someone or something weighs: · Your weight is about right for someone of your height.· Top quality hams range in weight from eight to eighteen pounds.weight of: · The cost of postage depends on the weight of the package12 tonnes/3 kilos/2 pounds etc in weight: · The average sperm whale is 72 feet long and about 90 tons in weight. gain/put on weight (=become heavier than you were before): · It's true, people who stop smoking do tend to gain weight.· I think he looks better now that he's put on some weight.lose weight (=become less heavy than you were before): · I've been trying to lose weight for over a year now.weight loss (=when someone begins to weigh less than they did before): · Sudden or unexplained weight loss may be an early indication of health problems.birth weight (=what a baby weighs when it is born -- used in technical contexts): · Twins and triplets are expected to have lower birth weights than single infants. ► be 5 kilos/10 pounds etc to weigh 5 kilos, 10 pounds etc: · Sandra's baby was only 4lb 7oz when it was born.· If the parcel is over 2 kilos, you have to pay 50p more. ► how heavy use this to ask or say how much something weighs, especially something that is very heavy: · How heavy is the average small car?· I didn't realise how heavy each brick was until I tried to pick one up.· You'd be surprised how heavy these sacks are. ► weigh in at if a sports person weighs in at a particular weight, that is what they weigh just before a sports event: weigh in at 250 pounds/80 kilos etc: · The champion weighed in at 225 pounds before his last fight. WORD SETS► Measurementacre, nounacreage, nounavoirdupois, nounbaker's dozen, nounbalance, nounbarometer, nounbaseline, nounbasin, nounbaud rate, nounbearing, nounbecquerel, nounblack box, nounboiling point, nounbottle, nounbox, nouncalculator, nouncalibrate, verbcalibration, nouncc, centi-, prefixcentimetre, nouncircumference, nouncl, clock, verbcm, cu, cubic, adjectivecubit, nouncup, nouncupful, nouncwt, daylight saving time, noundeci-, prefixdecibel, noundecimalization, noundeflection, noundegree, noundensity, noundepth, noundimension, noundipstick, noundisplacement, noundoz., noundozen, numberelevation, nounfactor, nounfathom, nounfl oz, fluid ounce, nounfoot, nounft, g, gage, noungal, gallon, noungauge, noungauge, verbGB, Geiger counter, noungigabyte, noungill, noungirth, noungm, graduated, adjectivegraduation, noungrain, noungram, noungramme, noungrid, noungross, adjectivehandful, nounhectare, nounhertz, nounhigh, adjectivehundredweight, nounimpedance, nounimperial, adjectiveinch, nounindicator, nouninstrument, nounjoule, nounkarat, nounkg, kilo, nounkilo-, prefixkilogram, nounkilometre, nounkm, knot, nounl, latitude, nounlb, league, nounlength, nounlight year, nounliter, nounlitre, nounlow water mark, nounmax, nounmaximum, adjectivemean, adjectivemeasure, verbmeasure, nounmedian, nounmedium, adjectivemegaton, nounmelting point, nounmental age, nounmeter, nounmeter, verb-meter, suffixmetre, noun-metre, suffixmetric, adjectivemetrication, nounmetric ton, nounmg, MHz, microsecond, nounmile, nounmillennium, nounmilli-, prefixmillibar, nounmilligram, nounmillilitre, nounmillimetre, nounminus, adjectiveminute, nounml, mpg, mph, nano-, prefixnanosecond, nounnautical mile, nounounce, nounoverweight, adjectiveoz, pace, verbpart, nounpedometer, nounpint, nounplus, adjectivepoint, nounpound, nounpunnet, nounqt, quantify, verbquart, nounradioactive dating, nounradius, nounrain gauge, nounread, verbreading, nounrecord, verbreset, verbrev, nounrotation, nounrpm, rule, nounruler, nounscale, nounsea level, nounsea mile, nounseismograph, nounsensor, nounset square, nounsextant, nounsnowfall, nounsoundings, nounsq., subsonic, adjectivesundial, nountherm, nountimberline, nountog, nounton, nountonnage, nountonne, nountroy weight, noununit, nounvoltmeter, nounvolume, nounwatch, nounwatt, nounwattage, nounweighbridge, nounweight, nounwidth, nounwt., yard, nounyardage, nounyardstick, nounyd, zero, number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be 5 kilos/20 pounds etc overweight a kilogram· I’m about 15 pounds overweight right now. ► shed pounds/kilos (=to lose this amount of weight)· I needed to shed a few pounds. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► produce· My ten foot span model can produce something like 150 kilos of lift. |
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